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1 / 25#25. Trinity
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 19,296
Best places to live in the Tampa metro area
Stacker compiled a list of the best places to live in the Tampa metro area using data from the Niche. Niche uses 15 weighted factors for its rankings. A majority of the score is based on cost of living, higher education rate, housing, public schools, diversity, and crime. You can read more about Niche's methodology here.
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2 / 25#24. Lakeland Highlands
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 11,669
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3 / 25#23. Riverview
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 107,776
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4 / 25#22. Temple Terrace
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 26,922
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5 / 25#21. Town 'n' Country
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 86,544
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6 / 25#20. Bardmoor
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 10,095
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7 / 25#19. Valrico
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 38,820
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8 / 25#18. Apollo Beach
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 28,347
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9 / 25#17. Progress Village
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 10,378
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10 / 25#16. Citrus Park
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 28,163
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11 / 25#15. Feather Sound
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 3,309
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12 / 25#14. Odessa
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 8,170
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13 / 25#13. Tampa
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 393,389
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14 / 25#12. Fish Hawk
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 25,945
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15 / 25#11. Cheval
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 13,694
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16 / 25#10. Carrollwood
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 35,645
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17 / 25#9. Lake Magdalene
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 31,733
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18 / 25#8. Bloomingdale
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 23,979
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19 / 25#7. Northdale
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 25,420
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20 / 25#6. Safety Harbor
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 17,040
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21 / 25#5. Wesley Chapel
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 71,965
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22 / 25#4. Lutz
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 26,731
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23 / 25#3. Keystone
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 26,723
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24 / 25#2. Pebble Creek
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 10,719
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25 / 25#1. Westchase
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 24,818
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